So all you Socialites out there might be wondering what happened yesterday. If you didn’t know already, it was Election Day. Don’t worry, I don’t really care about politics either. But here’s a quick update: The Republicans now have control over the House of Representin’, which means absolutely nothing. The Democrats still have majority in the Senate, which also means absolutely nothing. If you thought nothing got done before, then prepare for even more stuff to not get done now! So, now that that’s over, let’s focus on the things you DO care about…
…Pot. Unfortunately, Proposition 19 did not pass in California, which means that weed is still only mostly legal, and not completely legal. Womp womp womp. The state was just not ready to take the step to call it legal, but so many people are already prescribed the magic herb that it really doesn’t matter. And it’s so easy to get a prescription from a doctor that it isn’t even funny…unless your high as fudge, then it’s really funny.
Even Proposition 19 was passed, Californians who use the sweet cheeba would still be subject to the full extent of Federal Drug Laws, which place the sticky icky among heroin, crack, and methamphetamine. Wow, that’s a bit of a stretch, isn’t it? Millions of dollars in federal tax money would have been wasted attempting to thwart a benign movement to reform nonsensical drug policy, which is just as silly as the policy itself.
So for now, California and the rest of the medical marijuana states will have to survive on their loopholes, which seem to be the only way to get anything done in terms of changing ass-backwards laws. The proponents of the measure have already stated their interest in repeating the proposition in 2012, so we can only hope that America is ready to go up in smoke by then.
